Guiding the College-Bound Athlete Final Presentation 1-11-18

College Athletic Opportunities NJCAA National Junior College Athletic Association  440 Institutions  EX: College of Lake County  Have to meet academic admission requirements  May off

College Athletic Opportunities

NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association)

 440 Institutions

 EX: College of Lake County

 Have to meet academic admission requirements

 May offer athletic scholarships depending on sport

 View an interactive map and breakdown of each sport, state and division

 Some do offer on-campus housing!

www.njcaa.org

NJCAA 26 Sports and 3 Divisions

• Men’s Cross Country

• Women’s Cross Country

• Men’s Football

• Men’s Golf

• Women’s Golf

• Men’s Half Marathon

• Women’s Half Marathon

• Men’s Swimming & Diving

• Women’s Swimming & Diving

• Men’s Tennis *Women’s Tennis *Men’s Track & Field Women’s Track & Field *Women’s Volleyball *Men’s Wrestling

College Athletic Opportunities

NAIA (National Association of Interscholastic Athletics)

 Nearly 250 Institutions

 Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL

(Chicago Bears Training Camp)

 Has their own NAIA Eligibility Center; specific admission criteria; separate from the NCAA Eligibility Center

 Can offer athletic and academic scholarships per sport depending on

qualifications

 www.naia.org

25 NAIA Men’s & Women’s Sports

Fall Sports

• Women’s Cross Country

• Men’s Cross Country

• Men’s Swimming & Diving

• Women’s Swimming &

Diving

• Men’s Wrestling

Spring Sports

Baseball Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis

NAIA Invitational & Emerging Sports

**Invitational Sports host their own Championship every year.

**Invitational schools do not receive NAIA Scholarships

However each institution can provide substantial financial aid for their athletes, just not termed

“athletic scholarship.”

 Receive a 2.0 cumulative GPA and a

minimum of 18 ACT Composite or 860 on SAT score

 Send WTHS transcript to NAIA Eligibility Center

 Send ACT score to 9876

 After junior year, in the NAIA Connections service, create a sports resume to send to five schools

College Athletic Opportunities National Collegiate Athletic Association

www.ncaa.org

 Three Divisions:

Division I (347 Institutions)…ex: Loyola University Chicago, Illinois State, University of Illinois

 Can offer athletic and academic scholarships depending on sport & qualifications

 Student-Athlete must register for the NCAA Eligibility Center and meet the university’s admission criteria

Division II (309 Institutions)…ex: Lewis University, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, University

of Illinois-Springfield, McKendree University, Quincy University

 Can offer athletic and academic scholarships depending on sport & qualifications

 Student-Athlete must register for the NCAA Eligibility Center and meet the university’s admission criteria

Division III (442 Institutions)…ex: Lake Forest College, Elmhurst College, Carthage College

Can offer academic scholarships/grants only depending on qualifications

 Student-Athlete DOES NOT have to register for the NCAA Eligibility Center, but must meet the university’s admission criteria

NCAA Sports and Seasons

NCAA Eligibility Center Registration

junior year This is

a one time,

non-refundable

$80.00 fee

Click here to register for your NCAA account.

FREE!!!!!!!

Additional NCAA D1 Resources in your Packet

To calculate ACT Sum,

add together your

Math, Science, Reading

and English ACT highest

sub scores To calculate

SAT Sum, add together

your Reading and Math

sub scores To be D1

eligible, need to get at

least a 2.3 core course

GPA and 19 on each

NCAA Division I programs

 Coaches identify talented athletes

 Coaches “date” the player exchange LOTS of communication

 Player likes the coach and wants to play for him/her

 Player completes Eligibility Center process

 Player makes a commitment to attend and signs a National Letter of Intent

 Student-athlete is awarded an athletic scholarship

 Student enrolls at the university!

NCAA Division I programs

 Recruiting Process—in the real world!

 Mass mailings, beginning even in grade 9

 Communications to all-conference and all-state athletes

 Once personal visits can begin, a coach can make the athlete feel like they are the “golden child”

 All the recruiting attention can stop in an instant:

 Once another (better) athlete signs

 Once an injury occurs

 Once the Eligibility Center deems the athlete ineligible

 Once they find inappropriate content or images on your social media

 Player completes Eligibility Center process

 Player makes a commitment to attend and signs a National Letter of Intent

 Student-athlete is awarded an athletic scholarship

 Student enrolls at the university!

Athletic Years of Eligibility

athletic institution

institution during the academic year

playing season prior to a season ending injury

Additional NCAA D2 Resources in your Packet

Handling Coach Contact

 NCAA Recruiting Calendar (www.ncaa.org), then click on Division I, then

click on Recruiting.

 D1 coaches are limited with amount and type of contact

 Contact period (coach can watch you play, you can visit campus & talk to the coach, coach

can fully communicate with you face-to-face, phone, email, letter)

 Quiet period (same as contact period, except coach cannot come out to watch you play)

 Dead period (Coaches may only write or telephone an athlete)

 If a coach offers you a Verbal Commitment

 Not-binding, not written offer

 Coaches can offer early in your high school career (sophomore year)

 If you accept the verbal commitment, you are “promising” to play at the institution

High School Athletes can contact a coach at ANY

time!

Sample Email on page 19!

Recruiting Contact

NCAA Division III Programs

 DIII sports are not “glorified intramurals”

 Coaches can “slot” student athletes for their teams, so they may have a voice in admissions

 Pressure exists for students to apply early

 Financial aid inconsistencies…i.e “leadership

scholarship”

Club Sports at the College Level

sport/school

for hotel expenses, travel costs, uniforms, etc…

Men’s Varsity Athletic Scholarship Limits

Turn to page 13 in

your packet

Women’s Varsity

Athletic

Scholarship Limits

To become an Eligible College Athlete…Freshman and Sophomores

Should:

 Start planning now by working hard to earn the best grades possible.

 Take approved NCAA courses as listed in the curriculum guide or on the NCAA

Eligibility Center’s website under “Resources.”

 If you fall behind, use summer school sessions before your senior year to catch up

 Stay in shape! Watch what you eat! 80% food in-take, 20% exercise dictates body shape and strength.

 Begin to develop a sports resume (sample in packet on page 20)

 Attend exposure camps, combines, clinics, etc… at universities you are interested

in Do campus visits with the admission office while visiting colleges for your sport

 Realistically analyze your academic skills and athletic ability to be matched at the correct collegiate institution

 Big fish in a little pond, or a little fish in a big pond?

Source: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Your_Path_Presentation_for_Student-Athletes.pdf

To become an Eligible College Athlete…

Junior Year

 Keep your grades up!

 Stay in shape! Eat right!

 Attend exposure camps, combines, clinics, etc… at universities you are interested in

 Take the ACT/SAT test multiple times, send in your score each time (NCAA code:

9999 or NAIA code: 9876)

 NCAA Super Scores!

 Unofficially or Officially (if applicable) visit campuses,

 10 Unofficial Visits are ideal throughout high school career (ex: 2 Fr yr + 4 So yr + 4 Jr yr)

 5 Official Visits are allowed throughout high school career for D1, unlimited for D2

**Bring transcript/test scores on the official visits

 Request your Official Transcript in Naviance at the end of your junior year…let your counselor know your intentions

To become an Eligible College Athlete…

Senior Year

 Keep your grades up!

 Stay in shape! Eat right!

 Retake the ACT/SAT if necessary

 Fill out college applications between Sept 1-Nov 1

 NCAA D1 or D2, fill out the Amateurism Questionnaire

 For NCAA D1, D2, sign the National Letter of Intent

 Binding Contract with the College/University for one year of athletic competition

 Request your official transcript to be sent to the Eligibility Center at the end of your senior year

Please let your Head Coach and our Athletic Director know when you are planning to or have officially signed so you can be

recognized!

In your packet (p 15-16)…Helpful four year timeline

NCAA D1/D2 Initial Eligibility

Process Flow Chart (p 8)

Keep in mind…Athletic Eligibility is Step 1…the Athlete

still needs to apply for admission to the college

On

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14

NavianceColleges Super Match College Search

Naviance Log-in Flyer on page 21

Still have questions?

(collegeboard.org) to assist in the search process!

 Visit the CCC during your lunch/study hall period to ask questions.

the ncaa.org website or the NAIA College-Bound Guide

Good luck with your journey!

Panel for students and parents

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State University on their Softball Team (NCAA D1)

Team (NCAA D3)

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